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my question is about john adams. how many years did you spend with john researching and writing and what was the best part of it? was there something that you discovered that was a complete surprise? >> i spent seven years working on john adams. and the best part of it was that both he and abigail not only wrote letters and diaries, they poured out their hearts, their innermost feelings, their worries, their frustrations, their anger, their doubt, their affection for each other in those letters as very few men and women ever have. and if they'd done nothing but write the letters, our indebtedness to them would be enormous. there's no better window on life in 18th century american family or 18th century american couple than the letters of john and abigail adams and their families all continued in the same tradition. the letters of abigail and john adams are all in the massachusetts historical society. as are the letters and diaries and papers of their distinguished son, john quincy adams, enumerable diplomats, writers
my question is about john adams. how many years did you spend with john researching and writing and what was the best part of it? was there something that you discovered that was a complete surprise? >> i spent seven years working on john adams. and the best part of it was that both he and abigail not only wrote letters and diaries, they poured out their hearts, their innermost feelings, their worries, their frustrations, their anger, their doubt, their affection for each other in those...
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my question is about john adams. how many years did you spend with john researching and writing and what was the best part of it? was there something that you discovered that was a complete surprise? >> i spent seven years working on john adams. and the best part of it was that both he and abigail not only wrote letters and diaries, they poured out their hearts, their innermost feelings, their worries, their frustrations, their anger, their doubt, their affection for each other in those letters as very few men and women ever have. and if they'd done nothing but write the letters, our indebtedness to them would be enormous. there's no better window on life in 18th century american family or 18th century american couple than the letters of john and abigail adams and their families all continued in the same tradition. the letters of abigail and john adams are all in the massachusetts historical society. as are the letters and diaries and papers of their distinguished son, john quincy adams, enumerable diplomats, writers
my question is about john adams. how many years did you spend with john researching and writing and what was the best part of it? was there something that you discovered that was a complete surprise? >> i spent seven years working on john adams. and the best part of it was that both he and abigail not only wrote letters and diaries, they poured out their hearts, their innermost feelings, their worries, their frustrations, their anger, their doubt, their affection for each other in those...
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after all, john adams is president between church rushing 10 and thomas jefferson. harry truman between you and clint roosevelt and. all are accounted figures, and history at a new icon who humanized history. and he is also celebrated the human stories behind great event that the building of the panama canal, the brooklyn bridge and also a historic tragedies like the johnstown flood. david mccullough is our season chronicler. his latest book is the greater journey, americans in paris. the 19th century story of americans turning back across the atlantic to discover the science, the art and learning of the old world, even at a time when other americans were churning physically to this specifics to discover national resources, national beauty of challenges of the american frontier. america was opening up a new world physically in the west while in reaching itself culturally and intellectually in the great city of lights and the journey eastward across the sea. ladies and gentlemen, david mccullough came into my office two days after the first national book festival to
after all, john adams is president between church rushing 10 and thomas jefferson. harry truman between you and clint roosevelt and. all are accounted figures, and history at a new icon who humanized history. and he is also celebrated the human stories behind great event that the building of the panama canal, the brooklyn bridge and also a historic tragedies like the johnstown flood. david mccullough is our season chronicler. his latest book is the greater journey, americans in paris. the 19th...
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>> john adams. thomas jefferson had great concerns about slavery. >> he had slaves. >> of course he did. i get that. >> and george washington had slaves. >> john, i want you to come up to philadelphia. we have something called the president's house. the first residence of george washington when he was president when the capital was in philadelphia, and there are slave quarters in it. >> i know my history. i also know -- >> anyway, you're smarter than anybody running for president. >> i would vote for you. >> and you should have run for president. this crowd -- this is an upside down world over there. thank you once again for the defense of the ignorant. >>> only one who knows he has a chance to jump start his campaign. he knows he has to win in one place. that's huntsman in new hampshire. the trouble is he says he doesn't need those other 49 states. that's right çthere. that's next in the sideshow. you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. ♪ ♪ mama said there'd be days like this ♪ ♪ "there
>> john adams. thomas jefferson had great concerns about slavery. >> he had slaves. >> of course he did. i get that. >> and george washington had slaves. >> john, i want you to come up to philadelphia. we have something called the president's house. the first residence of george washington when he was president when the capital was in philadelphia, and there are slave quarters in it. >> i know my history. i also know -- >> anyway, you're smarter than...
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john quincy adams was 6 years old at the writing of the declaration of the founding documents. he was a brilliant kid, isn't he? fighting slavery at the age of 6. what is she talking about? the one thing if you're a philly kid, governor, you know this, you can't way to go down to mt. vernon and see the slave quarters, this is where they lived, they actually had slaves and here's michele bachmann coming along saying, you know, george washington and those guys, they were just killing themselves to get rid of slavery. what is she talking about?ç they all this slaves. >> john quincy adams was a fierce -- was a fierce abolitionist. >> was 6 years old at the time of the founding. >> she was right about john quincy adams. >> which of the founding fathers was fighting slavery, one? founding fathers. >> john adams. >> oh, come on. >> thomas jefferson had great concerns about slavery. >> he had slaves. >> of course he did. i get that. >> and george washington had slaves. >> john, i want you to come up to philadelphia. we have something called the president's house. the first residence
john quincy adams was 6 years old at the writing of the declaration of the founding documents. he was a brilliant kid, isn't he? fighting slavery at the age of 6. what is she talking about? the one thing if you're a philly kid, governor, you know this, you can't way to go down to mt. vernon and see the slave quarters, this is where they lived, they actually had slaves and here's michele bachmann coming along saying, you know, george washington and those guys, they were just killing themselves...
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it got that way in john adams days. >> my favorite is john adams and thomas jefferson. >> bill: the difference now is the internet and the cables and it's all over the place. >> the immediacy of it. goes back to the original mistake that the cain campaign made. they knew for 10 days or two weeks this was coming and failed to get ready. >> bill: i don't think they knew. >> well, but that's the point. they should have known. first thing to do is find out the facts. get an attorney. have them sit down with the attorney for the national restaurant association and say what happened? we have been talked to, the "new york times" talking to us, reporters are talking to us about two women who supposedly with the national restaurant association herman cain remember what happened. tell us what happened to the extent that you are allowed under the agreement. and they would have at least then been able to prepare a better response. the difficulty here is the changing responses. there is nothing -- this is just a smear by political opponents. i don't remember anything about it. now i remember something abou
it got that way in john adams days. >> my favorite is john adams and thomas jefferson. >> bill: the difference now is the internet and the cables and it's all over the place. >> the immediacy of it. goes back to the original mistake that the cain campaign made. they knew for 10 days or two weeks this was coming and failed to get ready. >> bill: i don't think they knew. >> well, but that's the point. they should have known. first thing to do is find out the facts....
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adams prosecuted a member of congress for making fun of his waist line because that was-- perceived as being against the united states-- . >> jon: he was pudgey. >> i don't think anybody would -- >> he was called his rotundity. (laughter) let me tell you a story. >> jon: we got to go. solis en, you can stick around. >> absolutely. >> jon: we're going to go now. and then we'll put this all up on the web. >> would you do that for me. >> jon: what, are you kidding me? (laughter) >> jon: you're a judge for god's sakes. i'm not going up against you. it is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong. it is on the book shelves now, judge andrew napolitano. thank you for being here. captioning sponsored by comedy central captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
adams prosecuted a member of congress for making fun of his waist line because that was-- perceived as being against the united states-- . >> jon: he was pudgey. >> i don't think anybody would -- >> he was called his rotundity. (laughter) let me tell you a story. >> jon: we got to go. solis en, you can stick around. >> absolutely. >> jon: we're going to go now. and then we'll put this all up on the web. >> would you do that for me. >> jon: what,...
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for instance, john quincy adams -- what state is he from? [laughter] well, the sixth president of the united states, he asserted that the declaration contained nothing less than the fundamental elements and principles of american constitutional law. in his view, the declaration and constitutions, quote, are part of one consistent whole founded upon one and the same theory of government. and even abraham lincoln in his gettysburg address in 18634 asserted that the unite was founded four score and seven years ago. in other words, in 1776 when the declaration was issued rather than in 1789 when the constitution was ratified. and such evidence supports the view of those who argue that the constitution is ruled by the declaration which may be considered it real preamble. charles l. black, the acclaimed scholar of constitutional law, argues in a new birth of freedom that the declaration is without doubt part of the constitution, and he contends that the declaration as a whole was an act of constitution, and so the rights and freedoms it sets forth
for instance, john quincy adams -- what state is he from? [laughter] well, the sixth president of the united states, he asserted that the declaration contained nothing less than the fundamental elements and principles of american constitutional law. in his view, the declaration and constitutions, quote, are part of one consistent whole founded upon one and the same theory of government. and even abraham lincoln in his gettysburg address in 18634 asserted that the unite was founded four score...
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aware they live under a state constitution is rosen national one and the beat massachusetts because john adams drafted in 1780 it is in fact, the oldest constitution but otherwise there is no sense of generation and if state constitutions most of had around three constitutions in georgia and louisiana have had 21 between the two of them and there is a much more instrumental what has it done for us lately? misstates our zero men did all the time some people use that as a criticism actually think that maybe a strings united states constitution hardly because it is the most difficult to amend in the entire world partly because of this degree of generation has been amended extraordinarily rare leap record you put the bill of rights 21 side that is really part of the politics of the original ratification process, cents 1791 there have been 17 amendments and that is extraordinarily few. if these to all sorts of consequences from my perspective one of the consequences is that the constitution is tremendously out of state with regard to the basic structures that are very much the ones given in 1
aware they live under a state constitution is rosen national one and the beat massachusetts because john adams drafted in 1780 it is in fact, the oldest constitution but otherwise there is no sense of generation and if state constitutions most of had around three constitutions in georgia and louisiana have had 21 between the two of them and there is a much more instrumental what has it done for us lately? misstates our zero men did all the time some people use that as a criticism actually think...
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judge john marshall marshall was put on the court one thousand nine hundred by john adams he's arguably the first major conservative member of the supreme court he's the one who grabbed just a review in eighty three and barbour versus madison me john marshall has a lot to answer for but in this case in this. given sources are one hundred twenty four he basically said the federal government has the right to regulate interstate commerce it's in the constitution so we just let it settle two hundred years ago. so what's the argument that these people are making basically how i'm understanding is that people are saying that the federal government cannot regulate it if they are they can't force you to buy something they can only regulate it if you are buying something but if you look at it that the commerce clause lets congress regulate commerce part of the economy but you're talking about health care is one state for economy what other important part of life out there is there that congress can't work that congress needs to regulate in dealing with something that is an enormous part of our e
judge john marshall marshall was put on the court one thousand nine hundred by john adams he's arguably the first major conservative member of the supreme court he's the one who grabbed just a review in eighty three and barbour versus madison me john marshall has a lot to answer for but in this case in this. given sources are one hundred twenty four he basically said the federal government has the right to regulate interstate commerce it's in the constitution so we just let it settle two...
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adams drafted the 1780 massachusetts constitution, and it is, in fact, the oldest constitution in the united states. but otherwise there's no sense of veneration or faith in state constitutions. most states have had around three constitutions. georgia and louisiana have had 21 constitutions between the two of them. and there's a much more instrumental what has the constitution done for us lately view at the states. they're amended all the time. some people use that as a criticism of state constitutions. i actually think that might be a strength. the united states' constitution partly because it is the most difficult to amend constitution in the entire world and partly because of this degree of veneration has been amended extraordinarily rarely. i mean, if you put the bill of rights to one side because that's really part of the politics of the original ratification process since 1791, there have been 17 amendments. and that's extraordinarily few. this leads to all sorts of consequences from my perspective one of the consequences is that the constitution is tremendously out of date with
adams drafted the 1780 massachusetts constitution, and it is, in fact, the oldest constitution in the united states. but otherwise there's no sense of veneration or faith in state constitutions. most states have had around three constitutions. georgia and louisiana have had 21 constitutions between the two of them. and there's a much more instrumental what has the constitution done for us lately view at the states. they're amended all the time. some people use that as a criticism of state...
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adams wrote in his diary i've never seen such an ever issues people in my life and benjamin rush said this country is going to destroy itself in an orgy of self-destruction he was two hundred years too early but. the what what the reboot was in the direction of increased hustling i would argue the same thing for the civil war you head let's put slavery aside just for a second then i under. and that might be hard to do but you had basically a leisurely society a non-hostile in society a society that has been called neo futile and which was crushed by the north and a rather violent way a scorched earth policy and never recovered the south is still bitter about there i understand that and what you had then was the dynamo of northern capitalism then when you have the gilded age and the crash after that what emerged for a time was a modification of capitalism but franklin roosevelt's real historical role was to save capitalism this guy was no socialist and he was only niggers was capitalism by giving a few crumbs to the working class in the middle class and it worked and now we have you kn
adams wrote in his diary i've never seen such an ever issues people in my life and benjamin rush said this country is going to destroy itself in an orgy of self-destruction he was two hundred years too early but. the what what the reboot was in the direction of increased hustling i would argue the same thing for the civil war you head let's put slavery aside just for a second then i under. and that might be hard to do but you had basically a leisurely society a non-hostile in society a society...
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a state constitution as well as the national constitution and except maybe in massachusetts because john adams drafted the 1780 # constitution, and it is, in fact, the oldest constitution in the united states, but otherwise, there's no sense of safe in state constitutions. most states had around three constitutions. georgia and louisiana had 22 constitutions between the two of them, and it's instrumental. what has the constitution done for us lately? view from the states, they are amended all the time. some people use that as a criticism of state constitutions. i actually think that might be a strength. the united states constitution partly because it is the most difficult to amend constitution in the entire world, and partly because of this degree of this has been amended extraordinarily rarely. i mean, if you put the bill of rights to one side because that's really part of the politics of the original radification process since 1791, there's been 17 amendment, and that's extraordinarily few. this leads to all sorts of con convinces from my perspective. one of the consequences is that t
a state constitution as well as the national constitution and except maybe in massachusetts because john adams drafted the 1780 # constitution, and it is, in fact, the oldest constitution in the united states, but otherwise, there's no sense of safe in state constitutions. most states had around three constitutions. georgia and louisiana had 22 constitutions between the two of them, and it's instrumental. what has the constitution done for us lately? view from the states, they are amended all...
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there was a wonderful moment between franklin and john adams because they are at tremendous odds. it was great inter-american drama. >> biography. let me first ask you -- you may, about autobiography. yeah, the you're not a fan. >> i'm a great fan of reading them more and autobiography which i could live on. i try to think if i ever edited one. i gobble them down one after another. >> because you have seen both sides of this, what is the difference between a biography and autobiography? >> the wonderful thing about an autobiography is he not have to understand anything about yourself. the funny thing about the cleopatra book, that i'm sure other biographers notices well, when you have a subject will not reveal him or herself, the biographer has no choice but to step onto the page a little bit more. there's a lot more of me in that book. as little as i have in common with cleopatra, there is a lot more of me in that book than in any of the others. i found that a little bit frightening. with the other books, i was has some sort of touched down, or a model of the genre. with the cleo
there was a wonderful moment between franklin and john adams because they are at tremendous odds. it was great inter-american drama. >> biography. let me first ask you -- you may, about autobiography. yeah, the you're not a fan. >> i'm a great fan of reading them more and autobiography which i could live on. i try to think if i ever edited one. i gobble them down one after another. >> because you have seen both sides of this, what is the difference between a biography and...
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franklin and john adams, they were at tremendous of. it was a drama. it was the moment america gained its independence. >> let me ask you, you make a comment but of a biography. you are not a big fan. >> i'm a fan of reading memoirs. i am trying to think if i ever edited one. i am sure i did. i cannot think of writing one. >> because you have seen both sides, what is the difference? >> the thing about biography is you do not have to reveal or understand anything about yourself. the thing i noticed with the cleopatra book, i'm sure others have noticed this, you have no choice but to step on the page more. there is more of me in that book. there is more of me in that book than in any of the others. i am much more neutral, objective and i am in that last book. i had no model. the other books i had some touchstone. with the clip after book, i did not know anything that had the tone or stand i wanted to take. i thought about other subjects that were difficult. subjects were there was little documentation. there is nothing that took the approach of wanted to
franklin and john adams, they were at tremendous of. it was a drama. it was the moment america gained its independence. >> let me ask you, you make a comment but of a biography. you are not a big fan. >> i'm a fan of reading memoirs. i am trying to think if i ever edited one. i am sure i did. i cannot think of writing one. >> because you have seen both sides, what is the difference? >> the thing about biography is you do not have to reveal or understand anything about...
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john adams wanted the eagle instead. still, come dinner time tomorrow, it's safe to say for millions of americans, this bird is indeed the word. stuffed a lot of info in there. that's just so you can be smart at the dinner table tomorrow. that's going to do it for me here today, you'll see me back here at 2:00 p.m. tomorrow. you can follow me on twitter @thomasaroberts. smal l bu sinesses are the smal lifeblood of our communities. on november 26th you can make a huge impact by shopping small on small business saturday. one purchase. one purchase is all it takes. so, pick your favorite local business... and join the movement. i pledge to shop small at big top candy shop. allen's boots... at juno baby store. make the pledge to shop small. please. shop small on small business saturday. 'cause i'm like a savings ninja. ok... [ male announcer ] black friday's here. deals start thursday 10 pm. but we're open all day and night so you don't have to wait outside. the only place to go on black friday. walmart. see? he's taking his
john adams wanted the eagle instead. still, come dinner time tomorrow, it's safe to say for millions of americans, this bird is indeed the word. stuffed a lot of info in there. that's just so you can be smart at the dinner table tomorrow. that's going to do it for me here today, you'll see me back here at 2:00 p.m. tomorrow. you can follow me on twitter @thomasaroberts. smal l bu sinesses are the smal lifeblood of our communities. on november 26th you can make a huge impact by shopping small on...
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. >> men like john quincy adams who would not rest. >> all this stuff twirling around in my head. >> i haven't had a gaffe or something that caused me to fall in the polls. >> we need a leader, not a reader. >> oops. >> there's a stocking stuffer. who is the real winner? they are laughing in the white house. he's living there for five years because of that clown show. chil, and while it doesn't travel by sleigh or reindeer, it does get around... in fact, every year duracell sends loads of batteries to the mattel children's hospital, u.c.l.a. of course, children here and everywhere don't really think about which battery makes their toy run... but, still... you'd never want to disappoint. duracell. trusted everywhere.
. >> men like john quincy adams who would not rest. >> all this stuff twirling around in my head. >> i haven't had a gaffe or something that caused me to fall in the polls. >> we need a leader, not a reader. >> oops. >> there's a stocking stuffer. who is the real winner? they are laughing in the white house. he's living there for five years because of that clown show. chil, and while it doesn't travel by sleigh or reindeer, it does get around... in fact,...
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reagan conservative, john adams conservative. i'm a conservative republican. >> what happened? you told me once that when the healthcare bill was being debated and passed in massachusetts, that you didn't get everything that you wanted. >> right. >> and you vetoed person provisions and they were overridden in the legislature. one of the things that got overridden that you would not have had in that bill that you would have changed? >> the most obvious was that the legislature wanted to have each insurance policy in massachusetts contain a whole series of coverages or benefits. and then wanted to man date all those benches gets and all the policies. i said no, no, no, let the people choose which benefits they want and let the insurance company offer a wide array of choices but the legislature said no, we will push those in. and ivey toad that and they overroad that. there was also a provision employers who didn't provide insurance for the employees they have to pay $290 a year for each one that didn't have insurance. i vetoed that as well and they overroad it. in the past there
reagan conservative, john adams conservative. i'm a conservative republican. >> what happened? you told me once that when the healthcare bill was being debated and passed in massachusetts, that you didn't get everything that you wanted. >> right. >> and you vetoed person provisions and they were overridden in the legislature. one of the things that got overridden that you would not have had in that bill that you would have changed? >> the most obvious was that the...
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and it's, i mean, i talk about that quote from john adams where his wife abigail says, you know, remember the ladies. and there's a real sense when adams is reckoning with that problem of the american revolution of women's -- it's not women's liberation by any stretch, but it's something. a real sense that, you know, this is in my face, and i think that -- >> just to clarify, you're talking about when she sort of went to him and said congrats on all of your success, please, don't forget about empowering women as well. >> right. >> in 1776 as well. >> just as they're getting close to ratifying the declaration of independence. so it's always been an extraordinarily personal and visceral battle, and i think the left sometimes has not understood that, that, you know, suzanne wood orward, the historian of slavery, had this incredible quote about the battle of slavery, he said in other societies abolition was the liquidation of an investment. here it was the death of a society. and one of the reasons it was the death of a society is that masters lived in very close proximity to their slaves. an
and it's, i mean, i talk about that quote from john adams where his wife abigail says, you know, remember the ladies. and there's a real sense when adams is reckoning with that problem of the american revolution of women's -- it's not women's liberation by any stretch, but it's something. a real sense that, you know, this is in my face, and i think that -- >> just to clarify, you're talking about when she sort of went to him and said congrats on all of your success, please, don't forget...
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adams where his wife, abigail adams, says, remember the ladies. and there's a real -- adam is reckoning with the problem of women, not women's liberation by any stretch but it's something. and this is in my space, and i think that -- >> just to clarify, you're talking about when she went to him and said, congratulations on the success. please don't forget about empowering women as well. >> exactly in 1776, just as they're getting close to ratty identifying the declaration of independence. so it's always been an extraordinarily personal and very visceral battle, and i think the left actually has not a understood that. woodard, had this incredible quote about the battle against slavery. he said, in other societies, where there was slavery, the abolition was the liquidation of a government. here it was the death of a society and that's because masters lived in close proximity to their slaves, which wasn't the case in other societies. i was flipping that and feminism invented the phrase of the permanent versus political. conservatives were the first t
adams where his wife, abigail adams, says, remember the ladies. and there's a real -- adam is reckoning with the problem of women, not women's liberation by any stretch but it's something. and this is in my space, and i think that -- >> just to clarify, you're talking about when she went to him and said, congratulations on the success. please don't forget about empowering women as well. >> exactly in 1776, just as they're getting close to ratty identifying the declaration of...
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john quincy adams was 6 years old at the writing of the declaration of the founding documents. he was a brilliant kid, isn't he? fighting slavery at the age of 6. what is she talking about? the one thing if you're a philly kid, governor, you know this, you can't way to go down to mt. vernon and see the slave quarters, this is where they a lot of analysts looking at that move and saying it is meant to serve really as a counter weight to china, which is emerging as a major power in the region. in fact, one chinese official said he thought the move was inappropriate. now, obama administration officials have pushed back on that and say the move is completely appropriate. they underscore the fact ta australia is one of america's closest allies and president obama i believe coming out to speak right now. let's take a listen to what he has to say. >> hello, everybody. how are you? doing? well, i know that you all have a great australian cheer. i want to hear it. so let me say first it, awesomie awesomie awesomie. i enjoyed that. it is great to be here at roth darwin -- i mean darwin.
john quincy adams was 6 years old at the writing of the declaration of the founding documents. he was a brilliant kid, isn't he? fighting slavery at the age of 6. what is she talking about? the one thing if you're a philly kid, governor, you know this, you can't way to go down to mt. vernon and see the slave quarters, this is where they a lot of analysts looking at that move and saying it is meant to serve really as a counter weight to china, which is emerging as a major power in the region. in...
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i talk about that quote from john adams where his wife abigail adams says -- and there's a real sense when adams is recognizing that problem in the american revolution of women. it's not him women's liberation in any sense but a roof sense that this is in my face and i think that -- >> host: just to clarify you are talking about when she went to him and said please don't forget about empowering women as well. >> guest: just as they are getting close to ratifying the declaration of independence. and so his eyes been extraordinarily personal and very visceral battled and i think the left sometimes is not understood that, that even the woodward the storing of slavery had this incredible quote about the battle against slavery. he said in other societies where there was slavery abolition was the liquidation. here it was the death of a society and one of the reasons it was the death of a society is that masters lived in very close proximity to their slaves which wasn't the case another slave society so i think actually i would flip it and i would say the phrase the personal is the political
i talk about that quote from john adams where his wife abigail adams says -- and there's a real sense when adams is recognizing that problem in the american revolution of women. it's not him women's liberation in any sense but a roof sense that this is in my face and i think that -- >> host: just to clarify you are talking about when she went to him and said please don't forget about empowering women as well. >> guest: just as they are getting close to ratifying the declaration of...
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. >> men like john quincy adams who would not rest until slavery was extinguished in the country. >> i've got all this stuff twirling around in my head. >> i haven't had a gaffe or something that i've done that has caused me to fall in the polls. >> we need a leader, not a reader. >> oops. >> now there's a stocking stuffer. anyway, who's the real winner in all of this? you bet, they're laughing in the white house. and he's living there maybe another five years because of that. clown show. coming up next, "your business" with j.j. ramberg. this weekend, the sawdust-makers, the hole-drillers, and the get-it-done machines all cost less. a lot less. so let's load them in our sleighs and call them by name. on ryobi. on dremel. on dewalt and makita. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. here's what the early bird gets. an 18-volt, two-piece ryobi combo kit for just $49.88. ♪ it's cramping. go ice that thing. sorry. hand cramp... ahh... [ male announcer ] cyber week starts sunday and lasts all week. plus get free shipping on hundreds of thousands of items. the only
. >> men like john quincy adams who would not rest until slavery was extinguished in the country. >> i've got all this stuff twirling around in my head. >> i haven't had a gaffe or something that i've done that has caused me to fall in the polls. >> we need a leader, not a reader. >> oops. >> now there's a stocking stuffer. anyway, who's the real winner in all of this? you bet, they're laughing in the white house. and he's living there maybe another five...
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, as people john adams and george washington werh really as different as night ani day. and then in may stuart lyeberges revealed that james madison wasm often george washington's indispensable adviser. advisor although i hate to admit it at least once in a while a ghostwriter. but in the end, there was the driffing the camp of the anti-federalist. as interesting as the relationships between madison and washington prove to be, i promise you we save the best for last. richard brookhiser graduated from yale in 191978 and became the senior editor of "the national review." in 1922 he became a speechwriter for george bush the senior and became the first-rate author of a number of informative and quite intriguing books. after warming up with thomes on ronald reagan, william f. buckley jr., and wasps in america, he wrote a groundbreaking biography of george washington entitled "founding father." this fast-paced account of the first president, he not only explains why washington was a great leader during the critical period of our nation's founding but also why he remains so rel
, as people john adams and george washington werh really as different as night ani day. and then in may stuart lyeberges revealed that james madison wasm often george washington's indispensable adviser. advisor although i hate to admit it at least once in a while a ghostwriter. but in the end, there was the driffing the camp of the anti-federalist. as interesting as the relationships between madison and washington prove to be, i promise you we save the best for last. richard brookhiser...
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in 1764, john adams received during the harvard epidemic of smallpox. back in 1777 come as our guest mengin come george washington ordered mandatory inoculation of the troops and you can see more of the history of the taxation and america there on your screen. let's go to a democrat caller in georgia. good morning. >> caller: good morning. dr. plotkin, i would like to know what you think about health care and medications in china and the rest of the world in the global health initiative in the trillion dollars towards malaria instead of alzheimer's research where its cost united states trillions of three-year and the national institutes of health why not it would study and use it you didn't want congress meddling in what you studied. and i think that the united states should be the first priority and stuff bill gates getting a thousand dollars in and thus putting a trillion in and then him getting to put it on the stock market and reap the benefits. >> guest: well, i'm not sure that i am qualified to comment on that. like everybody else, i am certainly
in 1764, john adams received during the harvard epidemic of smallpox. back in 1777 come as our guest mengin come george washington ordered mandatory inoculation of the troops and you can see more of the history of the taxation and america there on your screen. let's go to a democrat caller in georgia. good morning. >> caller: good morning. dr. plotkin, i would like to know what you think about health care and medications in china and the rest of the world in the global health initiative...
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your talk about the words of independenceon of in die pen and john adams who told us that our constitution would be insufficient for a people who are not moral and religious. talk about abraham lincoln and franklin delanor roosevelt awoí origiÑÑ franklin delanor roosevelt and about rereligion. historically this is a country that has acknowledged its religion foundations. that doesn't mean everyone has to be religion but the freedoms granted this the country are recognized from the country fathers believeing that we had an intimate relationship with a god who gave us these rights and therefore these rights cannot be taken from us by other people, other men or women or government. that is a revolutionary idea that forms the basis of our government and to deny that denies history. >> well, i'm afraid that representative lundgren appear to have another read the constitution. which is a godless document. its only ra are executionary. our founders -- are exclusionary. country that did not have its basis on a god. we have no god in our government and no god in our constitution. the power is in
your talk about the words of independenceon of in die pen and john adams who told us that our constitution would be insufficient for a people who are not moral and religious. talk about abraham lincoln and franklin delanor roosevelt awoí origiÑÑ franklin delanor roosevelt and about rereligion. historically this is a country that has acknowledged its religion foundations. that doesn't mean everyone has to be religion but the freedoms granted this the country are recognized from the country...
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quincy adams at the drop of at hot. >> be the ultimate wonk and wipe the floor with obama in a debate. he would be a worthy opponent. romney will not get republicans up cheering like you knocked out obama in a debate, which prebts the conundrum, do you want a guy that excites you in debates or go to the dance with a good looking candidate who maybe has a better shot in the general election. ultimately i think they make the romney call and go to the dance with him but there's a flirtation with gingrich. >> it gets back to, do they know what it means to win? and the fact that do they realize that, you know, according to that scenario, newt would do fairly well in debates but prior to the first debate, before the first pitch is thrown in the american league playoffs, he would be portrayed as the single most loathsome figure in american political history by the obama campaign. >> and loathsome is a word used in association with newt gingrich. i think the white house is looking at this and they saw a trickle of gold coins from heaven with mitt romney, with all of the opposition research, f
quincy adams at the drop of at hot. >> be the ultimate wonk and wipe the floor with obama in a debate. he would be a worthy opponent. romney will not get republicans up cheering like you knocked out obama in a debate, which prebts the conundrum, do you want a guy that excites you in debates or go to the dance with a good looking candidate who maybe has a better shot in the general election. ultimately i think they make the romney call and go to the dance with him but there's a flirtation...
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. >> men like john quincy adams, who would not rest until slavery was extinguished in the country. >> i got all this stuff twirling around in my head. >> i haven't had a gaffe or something i have done that has caused me to fall in the poll. >> we need a reader, not a leader. >> oops. >> there's the stocking stuffer. they're laughing in the white house and he's living there maybe for another five years because of that clown show. could marco rubio put mitt romney over the top, especially in florida? and would president obama ever consider dropping joe biden for his running mate for secretary of state hillary clinton? [ male announcer ] will our status this weekend be worth updating? what are the to-do's we'll check off and the prices we'll brag about? there are plenty of reasons to resist the snooze button this weekend. and whether we're online or in the aisles, those reasons can be standing in our kitchens and laundry rooms for years to come. ♪ more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. update your laundry status, too. right now, this washer or dryer is just 549 bu
. >> men like john quincy adams, who would not rest until slavery was extinguished in the country. >> i got all this stuff twirling around in my head. >> i haven't had a gaffe or something i have done that has caused me to fall in the poll. >> we need a reader, not a leader. >> oops. >> there's the stocking stuffer. they're laughing in the white house and he's living there maybe for another five years because of that clown show. could marco rubio put mitt...
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quincy adams, who was not against expansion. he just didn't want to expand slavery into the southwest. he wanted to take all of canada up to 5440. that was a very interesting part of the story, too. >> all of your characters are very inquisitive which i think is an american trait. and since jefferson place his hands upon it, i guess it's all right. but certainly other people claim all of his territory that your heroes are moving into, and there are consequences for the actions that are taken, consequences of course that we live with today. you're very familiar with here in texas. certainly we are in new mexico. but it's all set in motion during this period of so-called manifest destiny. >> i began this war with a jefferson wanted to george rogers clark in 1781, then continue it with his commission to andrea michaud, 1793, french botanist asking him to explore the mississippi valley, and maybe the missouri and even what is beyond that. nobody knew quite what was beyond that. they knew it was spanish territory. and then, of course
quincy adams, who was not against expansion. he just didn't want to expand slavery into the southwest. he wanted to take all of canada up to 5440. that was a very interesting part of the story, too. >> all of your characters are very inquisitive which i think is an american trait. and since jefferson place his hands upon it, i guess it's all right. but certainly other people claim all of his territory that your heroes are moving into, and there are consequences for the actions that are...
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. >> men like john quincy adams who would not rest until slavery was extinguished in the country. >> i've got all this stuff twirling around in my head. >> i haven't had a gaffe that has caused me to fall in the polls. >> we need a leader, not a reader. >> oops. >> now there's a stocking stuffer. anyway, who's the real winner in all of this? you bet, they're laughing in the white house. and he's living there maybe another five years because of that. >>> up next, could marco rubio put mitt romney over the top, especially in florida? and would president obama ever consider dropping joe biden as his vice presidential running mate for secretary of state hillary clinton? our panel is coming back with hot questions and answers. you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. you noticed! these clothes are too big, so i'm donating them. how'd you do it? eating right, whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multigrain cheerios... five whole grains, 110 calories. ♪ i think i'm falling ♪ i think i'm falling [ male announcer ]
. >> men like john quincy adams who would not rest until slavery was extinguished in the country. >> i've got all this stuff twirling around in my head. >> i haven't had a gaffe that has caused me to fall in the polls. >> we need a leader, not a reader. >> oops. >> now there's a stocking stuffer. anyway, who's the real winner in all of this? you bet, they're laughing in the white house. and he's living there maybe another five years because of that....